Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud vs Vast.ai
A side-by-side look at Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Vast.ai. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon EC2 is a cloud computing service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It allows users to launch virtual server instances that run on Amazon's infrastructure. EC2 enables scalable deployment of applications by providing a web service through which a user can boot an Amazon Machine Image to configure a virtual machine.
Vast.ai
Vast.ai is a platform that allows you to rent out spare GPU cycles on your computer to researchers, students, and companies who need extra computing power. It connects those with idle GPUs to those who need additional GPU power for projects like AI research, 3D rendering, protein folding simulations, and more.